What Can You Do with a Paleta? (Tomas Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award)

where The Paleta Wagon Rings Its Tinkly Belland Carries A Treasure Of Icy Paletasin Every Color Of The Sarape . . . as She Strolls Through Her Barrio, A Young Girl Introduces Readers To The Frozen, Fruit-flavored Treat That Thrills Mexican And Mexican-american Children. Create A Masterpiece, Make Tough Choices (strawberry Or Coconut?), Or Cool Off On A Warm Summer's Day—there's So Much To Do With A Paleta. kirkus Reviews in Any Latino Barrio, The Highlight Of A Summer Afternoon Filled With The Sweet And Savory Smells Of Flowers And Crispy Tacos Is The Arrival Of The Paleta Vendor With His Deliciously Cool Fruit Popsicles. Made In A Variety Of Flavors And Colors, The Paleta Can Be The Inspiration For Fun And Creativity With Old And New Friends. Purple Tongues, Blue Mustaches, A Palette Of Swirly, Drippy Art-all Are Second To The Real Enjoyment Of A Paleta: To . . . / Lick It And Slurp It / And Sip It And Munch It / And Gobble It All Down. Tafolla's English Text Sprinkles Easily Recognizable Spanish Words Throughout, Creating A Parallel To The Anglo Neighborhood Icecream Truck In A Very Latin Setting. Morales's Ethnically Detailed Acrylic Paintings In Earthen Tones Against Primary Colors Help To Identify The Key Spanish Words And Augment The Circular Story Pattern, In Which The Introductory Verses Repeat In The Final Pages. A Simultaneous Duallanguage Edition Presents A Parallel Spanish Translation That Accompanies The English Text (9781582462899). (picture Book. 36) Where the paleta wagon rings its tinkly bell and carries a treasure of icy paletas in every color of the sarape . . . As she strolls through her barrio, a young girl introduces readers to the frozen, fruit-flavored treat that thrills Mexican and Mexican-American children. Create a masterpiece, make tough choices (strawberry or coconut?), or cool off on a warm summer's day—there's so much to do with a paleta. A young Mexican American girl celebrates the paleta, an icy fruit popsicle, and the many roles it plays in her lively barrio.